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Men and young people are more likely to be ageist, but few Australians are resolutely ageist in their views, a new survey finds.
We asked teenagers what they need to get, and stay, active.
Researchers have developed a game to ‘vaccinate’ people against fake news – by showing them how to become a fake news mogul.
Theresa May is under pressure to tackle tuition fees after Labour’s pledge to scrap them was highlighted as a key issue for young voters.
It’s widely accepted that young people living in children’s homes or foster care are vulnerable to mental illness, but new research shows that social media can actually help.
Wales’s intimate piercing ban takes away bodily autonomy for under 18s.
Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour managed something huge in 2017, even if turnout hasn’t proved to be as high as expected.
The British Election Study results have called the notion of a 2017 ‘youthquake’ into question. But that doesn’t mean parties will abandon social media campaigning any time soon.
Developers will now be responsible for dealing with noise issues from nearby music venues – but it will take real community activism to prevent closures.
When after-school clubs aren’t properly monitored, they can become risky spaces.
Eating laundry detergent capsules online is not the fault of the younger generation. In modern society, attention is power.
While young people are drinking less alcohol, older Australians are binge drinking more often – what’s going on?
Being the victim of trauma can trigger the onset of PTSD. But so can being violent against others – which means young people in gangs risk deep psychological scars.
Science shows that early starts can be bad for teenagers’ health. Schools and universities would be better off starting at 10am.
Western societies are obsessed with body image – and it’s stopping self-improvement.
Some thought technology would make braille redundant – but the real threat is a lack of education and resources.
There is enormous pressure on young people to strive, perform and achieve. And the data indicate that many are struggling to cope.
So-called ‘party’ towns like Byron Bay attract huge numbers of visitors for schoolies weeks and New Year’s Eve – but sometimes at high cost to the young people who live there.
Local residents of St Andrews feel university growth has come at too high a cost – it’s time for local councils and universities to overcome the divide between town and gown.
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Professor and Director of the Centre for Youth Policy and Education Practice, Monash University
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Lecturer in Government, Flinders University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Surrey
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Professor, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Researcher and PhD Candidate in Education, Monash University
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Professor of IT Ethics and Digital Rights, Bournemouth University
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Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in the Specialty of General Practice, University of Sydney
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Research Officer at Medical School, Swansea University
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Associate Professor in Law, Australian National University
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Research Fellow – Quantitative Data/Statistics, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Social Policy, The University of Edinburgh
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Social Science, University of Bedfordshire
